11+ Verbal Reasoning: Code Words [4 Epic Tips]

Try Brilliant's tutor for free: https://brilliant.org/TDTutoring/ You’ll also get 20% off an annual Premium subscription. Verbal reasoning code word questions trip up so many children in the 11+, not because the questions are especially hard, but because they're often taught as a single skill to be memorised rather than a sequence to be built. In this video I break code words down into four layers, each one building on the last, so your child develops genuine understanding instead of just hoping the right method sticks on the day. We start with the foundations and only move up once each layer is secure. Get the early layers right and the harder questions stop feeling like guesswork. Here's what we cover: Layer 1: The foundations. The core skill everything else rests on, and why rushing past this is where most children come unstuck. Layer 2: Building on the basics. How we take that first skill and start applying it to slightly trickier patterns. Layer 3: Adding complexity. The point where the questions start to look like the real thing, and how the earlier layers make this manageable. Layer 4: Mastery. Putting it all together so your child can tackle any code word question with confidence. The whole point is the sequence. Each layer adds onto the one before, so by the end your child isn't memorising tricks, they're actually understanding how code words work. If your child is preparing for the Kent Test or any 11+ verbal reasoning paper, work through these in order and don't skip ahead. The foundations matter. Subscribe for more 11+ and Kent Test preparation, and let me know in the comments which layer your child finds trickiest. And don't forget, get started with 20% off a Brilliant annual subscription using our link. "This video was sponsored by Brilliant" anywhere in the video description box.